ADDY AWARDS

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Attracting nearly 40,000 professional entries each year nationwide, the American Advertising Awards is among the world’s largest and most comprehensive advertising competitions. The ADDYs originated here in Florida in 1960 and became a three-tiered National competition in 1968.

Sponsored by the AAF, the awards honor excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards in the industry. Each fall, the competition begins with contests in the nation’s 200+ AAF member clubs, where entries must be submitted and judged to be eligible for the ADDY process. Local winners proceed to 15 regional competitions, and those winners, to the national finals.Every year’s winners demonstrate the uniqueness of the ADDY Awards because their work has not only received national honors, but has been recognized at local and regional levels as well.​Proceeds from the ADDY Awards program on all levels of competition go back into the industry through the work of the AAF and its members, especially in the areas of advertising education and public service advertising.

With more than 100 categories covering all aspects of advertising, the AAF Greater Fort Lauderdale & the Palm Beaches annual ADDY® Awards is the first of a three-tier step in the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition in the country.

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Concurrently, local entrants across the country vie for recognition as the very best in their markets. At the second tier, local winners compete against other ADDY® Award recipients in one of 15 District competitions. District winners are then forwarded to the third tier, the national ADDY® Awards competition. Fort Lauderdale has had several entries that have been winners at the National level.

2018 ADDY JUDGES

Karl Strauch, Vice President of Brand Development & Strategic AlliancesPort Tampa Bay, Tampa, FLA dynamic brand marketer, idea generator, strategist, award-winning creative writer and executive project manager, Karl develops programs that build brand value around Port Tampa Bay, positively impacting the Port’s target audiences with the goal of gaining market share and increasing revenue. His role in short is to change the current perception and raise the profile of the Port. He provides creative but pragmatic, thoughtful & actionable marketing solutions to business objectives.Karl holds a BS in Advertising (which his friends think is redundant), from the University of Florida, ’83. He sits or has sat on several boards and advisory committees including the Ybor City Chamber, The Savannah Technical College Foundation, Hillsborough County Film Commission Board of Advisors and the Tampa Bay Trade & Protocol council. He is a member of the AMA, AAF Tampa Bay and PRSA.

Kevin Taylor, Associate Creative Director22squared, Tampa, FL

Kevin Taylor is an award winning Associate Creative Director, who has worked in the advertising industry for over 18 years at some of the top advertising agencies in the country. His work has been recognized by Cannes, ADWEEK's Project Isaac: Class of Genius Creations, The One Show, FWA, Jay Chiat Award and the National Addy's. His work has also been published in The One Show Volume 36, Print Regional Design Annual, Gallery The World’s Best Graphics, International Editions Vol 02 & 03 and FIRE IT UP Restaurant Brands that Blaze. When he's not working, he's traveling the globe, trying to complete his bucket list of visiting every country that ends in "land."

Rachel Damond, Senior Art Director22squared, Tampa, FL

Rachel Damond is a Senior Art Director at 22squared in Tampa, Florida. She has created award winning campaigns for national brands like Shoe Carnival, OGX Beauty and Publix Super Markets. Prior to joining 22squared, she helped craft new brands like Coppertail Brewing Co. and Epicurean Hotel in Tampa. Her work has been featured in AdWeek, Advertising Age, Print Magazine, How, The Dieline and UnderConsideration. Rachel is originally from Chicago, Illinois and graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design. Her favorite things include typography, fishing, Top Chef and her dachshund Bennie.

​ADDY TROPHY AND CERTIFICATE RE-ORDERS

Congratulations on your 2017 ADDY® award! Did you know that you can order copies of your certificates as well as ADDY® trophies? If you would like to order either (or both), just fill out the attached form by March 31, 2017. ​

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Please fill out the Entry Code, Entry Name and Gold or Silver for each trophy or certificate you would like to order then submit payment by March 31, 2017.

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​You can also mail your check made out to “The Advertising Federation of Greater Ft Lauderdale” to: